JP4830764B2 - Activity measurement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an activity amount measurement system.

Conventionally, an exercise measuring device that calculates energy consumption by predicting energy consumption from the number of steps, for example, for health management purposes, or by classifying human actions using information from acceleration and angular acceleration sensors (For example, disclosed in Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-263086 A (paragraphs 0017 to 0020)

  By the way, by predicting energy consumption from the number of steps as described above, for the purpose of health management, walking state data has not been accumulated.

  Further, in the exercise measuring device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the energy consumption is calculated using only the number of steps, the calculated energy consumption is the same value if the number of steps is the same during walking and running. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an activity amount measurement system capable of reliably obtaining an average value of exercise intensity in the walking state of the measurement subject. It is in.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, measurement means for measuring the number of steps of the subject and the exercise intensity of the subject , and measurement data of the number of steps and the exercise intensity measured by the measurement means. A measuring device having a storage means for sequentially storing the time data acquired from the time generating unit that generates the time data, and the measurement data of the number of steps and the exercise intensity from the measuring device together with the time data by communication. Acquiring and satisfying the condition that the cumulative number of steps per unit time obtained from the measurement data of the number of steps is equal to or more than the number of steps as a reference whether or not walking and the measurement data of the exercise intensity corresponds to a reference value of the exercise intensity And a data processing device having means for detecting an average period of the exercise intensity during the walking period.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably detect the walking state as compared with the case where the walking state is simply detected by the number of steps, and as a result, the average value of the exercise intensity in the walking state can be reliably obtained with high accuracy. By presenting the average value of the obtained exercise intensity to the person to be measured, health management based on walking exercise becomes possible.

In the present invention of claim 2, in have you to the invention of claim 1, wherein the data processing apparatus comprises means for calculating an accumulated number of steps period exceeding exercise intensity measurement data of the exercise intensity is a predetermined reference It is characterized by being.

  According to the invention of claim 2, it is possible to reliably detect a walking state as an exercise having significance in health management.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the data processing device includes means for calculating a continuous walking state time exceeding a predetermined reference exercise intensity. Features.

  According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to reliably calculate the walking time corresponding to the walking state that is significant in health management, and to obtain the average value of the exercise intensity in the walking state that is significant as a result. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data processing device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the data processing device creates a calendar associated with the social personal characteristics of the measured person, sets the indication of the exercise intensity have group Dzu comprises means for performing time and accumulated the exercise intensity of the measured person is equal to or greater than an index of the exercise intensity, the integration of the different intensity degree time It is characterized by that.

  According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to set the exercise intensity and the number of steps as a reference for detecting the walking state along the calendar corresponding to the social characteristics of the person to be measured. In this way, it is possible to calculate the average value of exercise intensity according to the walking state corresponding to the conditions of exercise opportunities such as the degree of walking opportunities, etc., or the time integration when there was exercise intensity exceeding the standard exercise intensity, or by intensity frequency From this accumulated time, the health management of the subject can be continuously performed.

  The present invention can reliably detect the walking state as compared to the case of simply detecting the walking state by the number of steps, and as a result, can accurately determine the average value of the exercise intensity in the walking state with high accuracy. By presenting the average value of the obtained exercise intensity to the measurement subject, there is an effect that health management based on walking exercise becomes possible.

  The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an activity amount measuring system according to the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, a measuring apparatus 1 for measuring the number of steps and exercise intensity of a person to be measured and the measuring apparatus 1 are shown. And a data processing device 2 that performs arithmetic processing such as detection of walking state and calculation of average exercise intensity in the walking state based on measurement data of the number of steps and exercise intensity measured by the measuring device 1. The

  The measuring device 1 includes a body (not shown) formed in a size that can be carried by the measurement subject, an acceleration sensor 10 that detects acceleration according to the movement of the measurement subject, and signal processing and control in the measurement device 1. Is provided to exchange data with the arithmetic processing unit 11 comprising a CPU, a readable / writable memory unit 12a, 12b, a display unit 13 for displaying measurement data such as the number of steps, and the data processing device 2. For example, a general-purpose communication unit 14 such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus), a time generation unit 15, a secondary battery for obtaining an operating power source of the measuring device 1, a battery power source (not shown) including a primary battery, and the like are provided. ing.

  The arithmetic processing unit 11 includes a step count / intensity calculation function that counts the number of steps from, for example, vertical acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 10 and calculates exercise intensity from the magnitude of the acceleration. Configure the measuring means. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 11 has functions of reading / writing with respect to the memory units 12a and 12b, transmission / reception control of the communication unit 14, and control of the display unit 13.

  The data processing device 2 is constituted by, for example, a general-purpose personal computer that executes application software corresponding to the data processing of the activity amount measurement system. The data processing device 2 includes a communication unit such as an external storage device 20 and a USB provided as the personal computer. 21, an arithmetic processing unit 22, an input unit 23, and a display unit 24 including a display device are used. , Age, occupation, personal ID, device ID to be used) and the like are constructed.

  Next, the activity amount measurement system of this embodiment will be described.

  First, in the memory unit 12b of the measuring device 1 carried by the measurement subject, the data processing device 2 stores the individual ID and device ID data corresponding to the measurement subject registered in the database DB by the data processing device 2. Are acquired and stored by communication using the communication unit 14. Further, it is assumed that calculation coefficients necessary for calculating the number of steps and the exercise intensity are also stored in the memory unit 12b.

  In this way, the person to be measured acts while wearing the measurement apparatus 1 during the action period (activity period) of the day. As a result, acceleration corresponding to the movement of the measurement subject is detected by the acceleration sensor 10, and the arithmetic processing unit 11 calculates the number of steps and the exercise intensity based on the acceleration data, and the calculated results are stored in the memory unit as respective measurement data. The data is sequentially stored in 12a, and the measurement data is associated with the time data acquired from the time generation unit 15 and stored in the memory unit 12a as time calendar data. In this way, the measurement data of the number of steps and exercise intensity accompanying the measurement subject's action is stored in the memory unit 12a together with the time calendar data.

  Then, for example, when the action of one day is finished, the person to be measured connects the communication unit 14 of the measuring device 1 to the communication unit 21 of the data processing device 2 by a communication cable (not shown), and the arithmetic processing unit 11 and the arithmetic processing unit 22 of the data processing device 2 are allowed to communicate with each other so that the time calendar data and measurement data associated with the time calendar stored in the memory unit 12a are stored in the memory unit 12a. The data is transferred to the data processing device 2 together with the ID and device ID data.

  In the data processing device 2, under the control of the arithmetic processing unit 22, the personal ID and the device ID sent from the measuring device 1 are authenticated, and after this authentication, the time calendar data and measurement data obtained by communication are used as the personal information. A process of storing in the database DB as the data of the measurement subject corresponding to the ID is performed.

  Further, under the control of the arithmetic processing unit 22, for example, an operation screen for data processing is displayed on the display unit 24, and the measured person moves the input unit 23 based on the operation screen displayed on the display unit 24. Operate and give calculation instructions.

When there is this calculation instruction, the calculation processing unit 22 stores in advance the measurement data of the number of steps and the exercise intensity associated with the time calendar as time calendar data transferred from the measuring device 1 in the database DB. The process of detecting the walking state in light of the relational data of the exercise intensity per minute and the number of steps as shown in FIG. In this case, a criterion that the count value of the number of steps is equal to or more than 40 counts per minute and the exercise intensity is equivalent to 2.5 [METs (metabolic equivalents)] is set in advance, and the arithmetic processing unit 22 determines a period that satisfies this criterion. It is determined that the period was in the walking state extracted from the time calendar data, and the average of exercise intensity in the period (walking time) until the start time and end time of this walking state is the movement of the time calendar data corresponding to the period A calculation process is performed based on the intensity measurement data.

Then, the time data of the walking state and the data of the average value of the exercise intensity are displayed on the display unit 24 under the control of the arithmetic processing unit 22 and presented to the subject. Thus the subject is, Kaya the walking as exercise for health care and how saddle-Itsunaga continued day, will be able to know the mean value of exercise intensity due to the walking.

In the present embodiment, in the data processing device 2, under the control of the arithmetic processing unit 22, the measured person himself / herself is an individual such as a residence, occupation, occupation, family structure, etc. using an input screen as shown in FIG. 3. By inputting the characteristic data, it can be registered in the database DB, and for each person to be measured, calendar data corresponding to the social personal characteristic can be created. Based on these characteristic data and calendar data, the arithmetic processing unit 22 exercises as a reference for detecting a walking state as a significant exercise in health management, the number of steps per minute, etc. than is to set.

Here, the calendar data is created as follows. First, when the measurement subject inputs an individual ID through the operation screen of the input unit 23 and gives an instruction for setting a calendar, the arithmetic processing unit 22 responds to this instruction by the calendar processing corresponding to the measurement subject. An editing screen for creation is displayed on the display unit 24, and a standard calendar A is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG. 4, and an input operation screen for setting a holiday, setting a regular holiday, etc. Is displayed on the display unit 24. At this time, the name of the person to be measured is also displayed in order to show who created the calendar.

  When the person to be measured sets a holiday for a holiday based on his / her social characteristics or a regular holiday setting on this screen, the arithmetic processing unit 12 creates the data of the person to be measured based on the setting data. In addition, based on the created calendar data, it automatically calculates the exercise intensity used as a reference for walking state detection, which is an index for performing exercise by walking corresponding to holidays and weekdays, and the number of steps per minute Process to set automatically. This eliminates the need for the measurement subject to set the reference exercise intensity and the number of steps per minute. Of course, it may be set in units of months or weeks. Further, the setting may be made in accordance with the social characteristics based on the residence, occupation, occupation, and family structure of the measurement subject.

In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 12 has a function of performing integration of time when the exercise intensity of the measurement subject is equal to or more than the reference exercise intensity and time integration for each degree of exercise intensity in units of weeks or months, for example. And the function of presenting the result of integration on the display unit 24, so that the person to be measured can grasp the exercise state on a weekly or monthly basis, and as a result, health management is continuously performed. Making it possible.

  It should be noted that the individual's age, sex, and further personal characteristics such as weight and height are further reflected to correct the reference exercise intensity and the number of steps so that the age of the subject can be detected for the detection of the walking state, You may make it reflect gender (further weight, height).

Further, in the present embodiment, is detected as walking state if caused to satisfy the above criteria, if for example such that varies greatly even walking counts the reference count greater than the number of walking In order not to detect this state as a walking state, for example, when the variation in the count number does not fall within the predetermined count number, the walking state may occur. May not be detected.

  For example, if the number of steps is equal to or greater than 80 counts per minute, the exercise intensity satisfies 4 [METs], and the time-series variation of the number of steps counted per minute is within ± 10 counts. It is detected as a continuous walking state, and the walking time of the walking state is calculated.

  As a result, a walking state that is more significant as exercise can be reliably detected, and an average value of exercise intensity during the walking time can be calculated.

It is a system configuration figure of one embodiment. It is a relationship diagram of exercise intensity-step count used for the walking state detection in the data processing device of one embodiment. It is a display example figure of the personal characteristic data input screen displayed on the display part of the data processor of one embodiment. It is a display example figure of the screen for calendar data creation displayed on the display part of the data processor of one embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Measurement apparatus 10 Acceleration sensor 11 Arithmetic processing part 12a, 12b Memory part 13 Display part 14 Communication part 15 Time generation part 2 Data processing apparatus 20 External storage device 21 Communication part 22 Operation processing part 23 Input part 24 Display part DB Database

Claims (4)

Measuring means for measuring the number of steps of the person to be measured and exercise intensity of the person to be measured, and measurement data of the number of steps and exercise intensity measured by the measuring means as time data acquired from a time generator that generates time data A measuring device having storage means for sequentially storing the data in association with each other ;
The measurement data of the number of steps and the exercise intensity are acquired from the measuring device together with the time data by communication , and the accumulated number of steps per unit time obtained from the measurement data of the number of steps is equal to or more than the number of steps as a reference whether or not walking. A data processing device having means for detecting a period in which the measurement data of the exercise intensity satisfies a condition that the measurement data corresponds to a reference value of the exercise intensity as a period of the walking state and calculating an average of the exercise intensity in the period An activity measurement system characterized by 2. The activity amount measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing device includes means for calculating an integrated number of steps during a period in which the exercise intensity measurement data exceeds an exercise intensity that is a predetermined reference.   3. The activity amount measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing apparatus includes means for calculating a continuous walking time that exceeds a predetermined reference exercise intensity. The said data processing apparatus, wherein to create a calendar associated social personal characteristics of the subject, and sets the indication of the exercise intensity based on the said calendar data, exercise intensity of the measured person 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that performs integration of a time that is equal to or greater than the exercise intensity index and integration of time by intensity frequency. 5. Activity measurement system.

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